FJ Cruisers of Northern California

East Bay Pacificon / Meetup San Ramon Saturday Oct 16th

Repost from the Socials post.

Figured we needed to get a East Bay get together going again and this is a perfect opportunity.

http://www.pacificon.org has information on what is expected to be there Tickets are 15 dollars if you buy in advance and I believe 20 dollars the day of the event.

This is a good opportunity for for folks to get a get their license as well as check out some of the latest gear from the various manufactures

Some of the highlights

HAM swap - 6AM - Noon. Here you can find that diamond in the rough, or you can be amazed at how much crap people own and try to sell. It 's very entertaining,
HAM Cram - You can signup and knock you tech license out. It's included with the cost of the event, but they do have a 40 person max so if your interested then sign up soon.
People watching - If you though some of the off roaders were eccentric, they can't hold a candle to a large group of hams.
Vendors - Sometimes they do show deals so you might get a percentage off of gear. but it's a great place to pick up batteries and other electrical accesseries.
Forums - They also have a bunch of forums that might peak your intrest.

I'm also going to see if I can get the guys that run the CARLA system to hang with us after the event. A great group of guys and a sweet system.

For those of you that aren't interested in going to Pacificon we can then get together after we are done with the convention.

Unless someone has a better idea, I'm thinking the Hopyard in San Ramon will be a good place meetup after Pacificon. They have a decent menu and unless something has changed radically a great beer selection.

If you are interested just sign up in the comments and let me know if your going to Pacificon or just the meetup or both.

OPG4759 - Both.
Sonof40 - Both
Patrick +1 - Both
Boss73 - Both
DWH - Both (tentative)
Toe4x4 - Meet Up
downy_ball - Both
PBn'FJ - Both
Manoweb + Monica - Both

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by manoweb on September 29, 2010 at 12:57am

Hey me and Monica will be there for sure.

Permalink Reply by opg4759 on October 11, 2010 at 11:34am

Parking is always an issue for this.

You will need to circle for parking or park offsite.

Permalink Reply by potatomutato on October 11, 2010 at 11:52am

so what is the plan for the social after the event? i may be able to make that.

Permalink Reply by opg4759 on October 11, 2010 at 11:55am

3:30-4pm meet up at the Hopyard in San Ramon.

Permalink Reply by Boss73 on October 15, 2010 at 12:59pm

So what time is everyone going to be at the event itself????

Permalink Reply by opg4759 on October 15, 2010 at 1:02pm

I plan on being there around 8:30am to hit the swap meet and then to take my test.

Permalink Reply by opg4759 on October 16, 2010 at 7:12am

in the past it's been both days. I guess they are only doing Sunday now.

Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on October 15, 2010 at 3:30pm

What about you boss man? I am not planning on any exams so just going to be browsing the swap meet.

Permalink Reply by Boss73 on October 15, 2010 at 6:17pm

Not sure dude.. I saw that the meet up after was not until 4:30 but I am not sure I will want to spend that much time at the swap meet.. So I was thinking about mid to late morning??? It will take about an hour to drive from SC.... Wat u tink 'bout dat???

Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on October 15, 2010 at 10:46pm

How bout meeting around 11 or 12? We can always move over to the hopyard

Permalink Reply by Boss73 on October 16, 2010 at 5:40am

How about we meet up at 11:00 at the event and then when we are all done we can head over for some suds !!

Permalink Reply by opg4759 on October 15, 2010 at 10:51pm

the meetup after wards is at 3:30 not 4:30.

Noon would be a good time, only thing you would miss is the outdoor swap.